Category Archives: Economy

Just Do The Math

Ending the Bush tax cuts for incomes over $250K will bring in an estimated $850 billion over 10 years. That’s a lot of money. There’s just one little problem. $85B a year doesn’t mean much when paying on a trillion … Continue reading

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Obama: Serial Failure

Liz Cheney on Hannity last night: “It’s very, very tough to understand how this administration is defending American interests at this point. You’ve got a situation where the King of Jordan warned today, as example, where Al-Qaeda gets control potentially … Continue reading

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Obama’s Truth Team: We Have Always Been At War With Eastasia

Obama has taken a huge hit with his “You didn’t build that” gaffe. Now his shameless apologists on the “Truth Team” are setting the record straight, claiming that what Obama said wasn’t what your lying ears heard. Townhall‘s reaction: Simply … Continue reading

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President Obama: Fundamentally Unserious

H/T Breitbart, From the “You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department: An eye-opening new report by the Government Accountability Institute reveals that President Barack Obama averages just eight minutes more a week on economic meetings than the average dog … Continue reading

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The Result of the Progressive War on Success

Great News! Canadian households are now wealthier than their American counterparts. Unemployment continues to be grim. The President is too busy campaigning to meet his jobs council. But he can take time to blather on endlessly about Bain Capital and … Continue reading

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Unintended Consequences, Or Not So Unintended

From TownHall: Obamacare’s employer mandate has small businesses scrambling to reduce their workforce in anticipation of the law’s implementation in 2014. Under the employer mandate, businesses with 50 or more full-time employees have to provide coverage or pay a $2,000 … Continue reading

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Obama Agrees With Andrew Breitbart (Updated)

In his weekly address, President Obama said (emphasis mine): Over the past couple weeks I’ve been talking with folks across the country about how we’re going to rebuild an economy where if you work hard, you and your family can … Continue reading

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